1970 ⟶ FLQ Crisis and War Measures Act

October – December: FLQ seizes hostages, causing Prime Minis...
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🏘️ Foundation of Quebec City by Samuel de Champlain

Quebec City founded by Samuel de Champlain in New France (present-day Canada).⟶
Foundation of Quebec City by Samuel de Champlain (1608)
ColonialismExplorationFrench ColonizationNew FranceSettlementNorth American History
CanadaCanada

📜 Creation of Upper and Lower Canada

The Constitutional Act (or Canada Act) creates the two provinces of Upper and Lower Canada in British North America.⟶
Creation of Upper and Lower Canada (1791)
British EmpireConstitutionalismColonialismGovernanceUpper CanadaLower Canada
CanadaCanada

🇨🇦 Creation of the Province of Canada

Upper and Lower Canada are merged into the Province of Canada.⟶
Creation of the Province of Canada (1840)
British EmpireColonialismPolitical UnionCanadian History
CanadaCanada

🕹️ Bertie the Brain: Early Computer Game Debuts

August 25: Bertie the Brain, one of the first computer games, is released.⟶
Bertie the Brain: Early Computer Game Debuts (1950)
Early ComputingVideo GamesArtificial IntelligenceElectronicsEntertainmentUniversity
CanadaCanada

🚨 FLQ Crisis and War Measures Act

October – December: FLQ seizes hostages, causing Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau of Canada to issue the War Measures Act.⟶
FLQ Crisis and War Measures Act (1970)
TerrorismPolitical ViolenceSeparatismHostage Crisis
CanadaCanada

🇨🇦 Canada Adopts 'O Canada' as National Anthem

July 1: Adoption of "O Canada" as the national anthem of Canada.⟶
Canada Adopts 'O Canada' as National Anthem (1980)
National AnthemNational IdentitySymbolismMusicGovernment
CanadaCanada